Thanks for posting your experience with the Marseille mCable + Darbee. After I read it I bought the previous generation mCable and it's definitely a noticeable improvement. The noise reduction that it applies is very effective while keeping the detail in the picture. It also allowed me to up the darbee effect a little bit now that some of source issues are cleared up and are much less distracting.

One weird thing that happened in my setup after adding the mCable is that the black level of the source was raised a hair. I just dropped the black level (brightness) on my tv from 45 to 44 and everything was back to normal.

Still trying to decide between the Cinema edition (current mcable) for $130 ($130 Marseille website) and the previous edition mcable $30 ($30 ebay). I would post in the new Mcable thread, but wanted to know specifically why you chose the "previous edition" after Jerry recommended the Cinema edition...The cost delta is almost 400%.

Still trying to decide between the Cinema edition (current mcable) for $130 ($130 Marseille website) and the previous edition mcable $30 ($30 ebay). I would post in the new Mcable thread, but wanted to know specifically why you chose the "previous edition" after Jerry recommended the Cinema edition...The cost delta is almost 400%.

Guys, I never recommended anything. I don't use this cable, and don't plan on ever using it. And as I suggested earlier, can we get this thread back on topic, which is a discussion of the Darblet, not what other video processors may or may not work well with the Darblet (and there are many others)?

Still trying to decide between the Cinema edition (current mcable) for $130 ($130 Marseille website) and the previous edition mcable $30 ($30 ebay). I would post in the new Mcable thread, but wanted to know specifically why you chose the "previous edition" after Jerry recommended the Cinema edition...The cost delta is almost 400%.

Guys, I never recommended anything. I don't use this cable, and don't plan on ever using it. And as I suggested earlier, can we get this thread back on topic, which is a discussion of the Darblet, not what other video processors may or may not work well with the Darblet (and there are many others)?

Interesting. Are we getting scammed? What's the story here?
Jerry, you can respond in the mcable thread, if you wish. I understood that you thought the Darbee and mcable played well together. Perhaps I misunderstood (known to happen).

Let's take the conversation about the cable to the Mcable discussion thread. If you have a question for someone posting in this thread and want them to answer in the Mcable thread.....please post in the mcable thread and use the "mentions" feature...
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Jerry is correct that we should keep the Darbee thread for discussions of their products. Thanks for everyone's help and understanding

I recently purchased the 5000S and am pleased with that decision, but I'm having an annoying issue with it.

I feed all sources through my AVR (Denon X2200W), which then outputs the video to the TV. I'd prefer to put the Darbee after the AVR so everything can receive it's benefits. However, when I do that all I get is a green screen. I've turned off all processing/scaling/conversion in the AVR's video settings so it should not be outputting at 4K. If I instead put the Darbee in between a source and the AVR it works fine. So I currently have it hooked up between my Roku3 and one of the AVR's hdmi inputs. The AVR can then output that signal no problem. So then why if I move it to another spot in the chain does it not work? I've tried swapping HDMI cables and still no luck.

I recently purchased the 5000S and am pleased with that decision, but I'm having an annoying issue with it.

I feed all sources through my AVR (Denon X2200W), which then outputs the video to the TV. I'd prefer to put the Darbee after the AVR so everything can receive it's benefits. However, when I do that all I get is a green screen. I've turned off all processing/scaling/conversion in the AVR's video settings so it should not be outputting at 4K. If I instead put the Darbee in between a source and the AVR it works fine. So I currently have it hooked up between my Roku3 and one of the AVR's hdmi inputs. The AVR can then output that signal no problem. So then why if I move it to another spot in the chain does it not work? I've tried swapping HDMI cables and still no luck.

Any thoughts?

I have the Darblet between my Marantz 8802A and a Sony display. It works fine in this configuration. The 8802A upscales store 1080p, so upscaling should not be the issue. All I can think of is that the cables may be the issue. Otherwise, no reason it shouldn't work just fine.

I recently purchased the 5000S and am pleased with that decision, but I'm having an annoying issue with it.

I feed all sources through my AVR (Denon X2200W), which then outputs the video to the TV. I'd prefer to put the Darbee after the AVR so everything can receive it's benefits. However, when I do that all I get is a green screen. I've turned off all processing/scaling/conversion in the AVR's video settings so it should not be outputting at 4K. If I instead put the Darbee in between a source and the AVR it works fine. So I currently have it hooked up between my Roku3 and one of the AVR's hdmi inputs. The AVR can then output that signal no problem. So then why if I move it to another spot in the chain does it not work? I've tried swapping HDMI cables and still no luck.

Any thoughts?

Well, it sounds like you've proven that the Darbee does indeed work properly. The issue could be the HDMI handshake between your TV and your Denon receiver... in what order do you power on your components? Typically you always want to power on your display first and then work backward to the source. What happens if you connect a source directly to your TV with the Darbee in between? Make sure you have any of those bogus HDMI CEC smart control settings shut off on your TV also.

Well, it sounds like you've proven that the Darbee does indeed work properly. The issue could be the HDMI handshake between your TV and your Denon receiver... in what order do you power on your components? Typically you always want to power on your display first and then work backward to the source. What happens if you connect a source directly to your TV with the Darbee in between? Make sure you have any of those bogus HDMI CEC smart control settings shut off on your TV also.

I've never thought about the order in which I power things on. It varies depending on which remote is closest to me at that moment. I'll give that a shot.

I've only used the Roku as my test source since it's the easiest for me to access and change cables. It works fine if I connect it directly to the TV and as mentioned it's fine if I connect it between the Roku and receiver. But whenever I put it after the receiver (directly before the TV) I get the green screen. I also have all CEC controls off since I don't use ARC for anything. I've tried a few different combinations of HDMI cables. Perhaps it's the power on order or maybe I just haven't found the right combinations of HDMI cables.

HDMI chains are very sensitive to order. That's one of the reasons those of us with several devices have a universal remote that takes care of all that (once programmed properly, that is).
As deano suggested, start from the TV and work backwards, waiting for each device to "boot up."
Michael

HDMI chains are very sensitive to order. That's one of the reasons those of us with several devices have a universal remote that takes care of all that (once programmed properly, that is).
As deano suggested, start from the TV and work backwards, waiting for each device to "boot up."
Michael

I'll give this a shot. Although if that's the case I think I'll have to invest in a Harmony remote. Don't think the wife will like hearing that she now needs to turn everything on in a specific set order.

I'll give this a shot. Although if that's the case I think I'll have to invest in a Harmony remote. Don't think the wife will like hearing that she now needs to turn everything on in a specific set order.

Even better, get a Harmony Hub and an Alexa device. Then you just need to tell Alexa to "Turn on Home Theater" and she'll take care of the rest for you. Very high WAF with that.

I recently purchased the 5000S and am pleased with that decision, but I'm having an annoying issue with it.

I feed all sources through my AVR (Denon X2200W), which then outputs the video to the TV. I'd prefer to put the Darbee after the AVR so everything can receive it's benefits. However, when I do that all I get is a green screen. I've turned off all processing/scaling/conversion in the AVR's video settings so it should not be outputting at 4K. If I instead put the Darbee in between a source and the AVR it works fine. So I currently have it hooked up between my Roku3 and one of the AVR's hdmi inputs. The AVR can then output that signal no problem. So then why if I move it to another spot in the chain does it not work? I've tried swapping HDMI cables and still no luck.

Any thoughts?

I'm having the exact same problem with my darbee and my Denon X4200W. I've tried everything I can think of to get it to work between the AVR and the projector but so far no luck. I'll be trying some of the things discussed here and if anything pans out I'll be sure to post back.

I'm having the exact same problem with my darbee and my Denon X4200W. I've tried everything I can think of to get it to work between the AVR and the projector but so far no luck. I'll be trying some of the things discussed here and if anything pans out I'll be sure to post back.

I had all sorts of issues placing a Darbee between my Denon 4520 and my JVC RS67. I would recommend trying to turn on your sources in an orderly fashion prior to turning on your projector. In the end, nothing really fully addressed the problem, until I bought an iScan mini and put it between the Darbee and my projector. That fixed the HDMI handshake problem and, as an added bonus, I get the iScan's additional processing which really compliments the Darbee. If nothing else works, give the iScan a try. I love mine.

I have/had some issues with a recently purchased Darbee, Denon X3300W and a Sony VPL-HW45ES. Some days it would work without issue, next time it would not (blank screen). Ended up putting a Integral into the mix that I had laying around and the issue has not returned